Genesis 2:2-3
God rested on the seventh day; blessed and sanctified it.
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From The City of God by Saint Augustine
Work is God's good design from creation; the sabbath provides holy rest; idleness is condemned and diligent labor is rewarded.
Exodus 20:8-11
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy—the fourth commandment.
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Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.
Read in Books4Free →2 Thessalonians 3:10
If any would not work, neither should he eat.
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Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
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The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing.
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Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.
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The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.
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Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour.
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In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
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Study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands.
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There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
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